Format:
xv, 843 pages
,
1 illustration
ISBN:
9781614296393
,
1614296391
Series Statement:
Studies in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism
Content:
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Light of the Sun by Rikzin Chökyi Drakpa -- Preliminaries -- 1. The Vital Points of the Dharma Wheel -- 2. The Vital Points of Dependent Origination -- 3. The Vinaya-Prātimokṣa -- 4. The Training of the Bodhisattvas -- 5. The Observance of Mantra Awareness Holders -- 6. View, Practice, and Conduct -- 7. The Resultant State of Buddhahood -- 8. Supplements -- Appendix: Commentaries of the Single Intention -- Table of Tibetan Transliteration -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author -- Copyright.
Content:
Light of the sun: detailed exposition of the excellent dharma, the "Single intention", a well-expressed clarification of the meaning of the scriptures / Rikzin Chökyi Drakpa.
Content:
"This book presents a central teaching of the Kagyü tradition known as the Single Intention of the master Drigung Jikten Sumgön (1143-1217) and its chief commentaries, principally the Light of the Sun by Rikzin Chökyi Drakpa (1595-1659), which is translated here. At the beginning of the thirteenth century, early in the history of the Kagyü school, the teachings of Jikten Sumgön were condensed into 150 core formulations of doctrine called vajra statements. These pithy statements comprise the Single Intention (dgongs gcig), which presents the thought of the Buddha and the nature of the "ineffable" (brjod du med pa) in concise and direct expression. Ineffable Mahāmudrā is the essence of all vajra statements and the stuff that holds them all together. At the same time, the Single Intention also weaves the thread of Mahāmudrā through the entire fabric of Buddhism. It presents Mahāmudrā as pervading disciplined conduct, meditative concentration, and discriminative knowledge; ground, path, and result; view, practice, and conduct; and the "three vows" of pr¿timokṣa, of the bodhisattvas, and of mantra. Jikten Sumgön teaches how the fundamental values and insights revealed by the Buddha are woven into reality and therefore accessible to all. Sobisch is a meticulous scholar who manages to convey the unity of the Buddha's message, both in its particulars and in its scope. His deep and authoritative presentation makes this the definitive treatment of one of the most unique and compelling works of classical Tibetan literature"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781614296409
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Sobisch, Jan-Ulrich, 1962 - The Buddha's single intention Somerville : Wisdom, 2020 ISBN 9781614296409
Language:
English
Keywords:
Vjig-rten-mgon-po 1143-1217
;
Drikung-Kagyü
Author information:
Phrin-las-lhun-grub 1946-
Author information:
Sobisch, Jan-Ulrich 1962-
Author information:
Vjig-rten-mgon-po 1143-1217
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